Muskegon Lumberjacks announce second trade of the day

MUSKEGON, MI – The trading spree continued Tuesday night for the Muskegon Lumberjacks.

The team announced its second trade of the day as it picked up forward Christopher Dodero from the Chicago Steel in exchange for forward C.J. Smith and a seventh-round pick in the 2014 USHL Phase Two Draft.

Dodero is expected to make his debut with the Lumberjacks in Wednesday’s morning game against Cedar Rapids. Game time is 10:30 a.m.

Earlier Tuesday, Muskegon announced it had traded forward Frederik Tiffels to Fargo for forward Alex Toscano and a conditional third-round pick in the 2014 USHL Phase Two Draft.

Dodero, a native of Bloomingdale, Ill., is currently in his second season in the USHL with the Steel. This season, Dodero has notched one goal in 10 games. He was drafted by Chicago in the third round (36th overall) during the 2012 USHL Futures Draft and is a commit of Colorado College.

In 62 games played with the Steel during his USHL career, Dodero has totaled six goals and seven assists.

Smith recorded four goals and one assist to go along with a plus-three rating in 13 games with the Lumberjacks.